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How to Say ‘I want to visit Florence.’ in Italian

Voglio visitare Firenze.

VOHL-yoh vee-zee-TAH-reh fee-REHN-tseh

[VOHL-yoh vee-zee-TAH-reh fee-REHN-tseh]

💬 Usage Tip: After voglio, the next verb stays in its basic "to" form. Swap it for another: Voglio vedere Firenze "I want to see Florence".

Phrase Breakdown

Voglio visitare

VOHL-yoh vee-zee-TAH-reh

I want to visit

In 'voglio', 'gli' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million'. Stress 'visitare' on 'ta'.

Example

Voglio visitare il museo.

I want to visit the museum.

Words in this phrase

Voglio

[VOHL-yoh]

I want

First-person singular of volere, meaning 'I want'.

Example

Voglio andare in centro. Voglio visitare il Duomo.

I want to go downtown. I want to visit the cathedral.

visitare

[vee-zee-TAH-reh]

to visit

Infinitive verb meaning to go and see a place or person.

Example

Mi piace visitare i musei.

I like to visit museums.

Firenze.

fee-REHN-tseh

Florence.

This is the Italian name for Florence. Say fi-REN-tse, with 'ze' sounding like 'tse'.

Example

Firenze è in Toscana.

Florence is in Tuscany.

Words in this phrase

Firenze

[fee-REHN-tseh]

Florence

Capital of Tuscany, famous for Renaissance art.

Example

Firenze è la città di Michelangelo.

Florence is Michelangelo's city.

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